INSTRUCTIONS A HANDBOOK on registration procedure illustrating the method used in reporting regis-
tration events, and containing digests of the principal registration forms, may be obtained on request.

ABBREVIATIONS Following are some of the more frequently used abbreviations:

PHOTOCOPIES The number of pages in each document filed with the Commission is reported to facilitate
the placing of orders for photocopies. The Commission supplies photocopies of any document, or any
part of any document, on public file. Prices are 100 per page for the first 100 pages in any single
order, and 70 per page for each page over 100 pages. In ordering, give file number and issuer name of
registration statement.

IMPORTANT The Securities and Exchange Commission does not pass on the merits of or guarantee any
securities registered with it.